Ebola Virus Disease: Ebola virus disease, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a highly contagious disease with a 90% mortality rate. Symptoms and signs include fever, weakness, and loss of appetite followed by vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. Bleeding is a late sign. Treatment for Ebola virus disease is limited to supportive care, though two experimental drugs, ZMapp and TKM-Ebola, look promising.
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Bleeding Bleeding episodes can be minor, or major, depending on the trauma caused that creates the bleeding situation. Bleeding can lead to symptoms of:
- pale, cool, clammy skin;
- low blood pressure;
- lightheadedness,
- unconsciousness, and
- fast heart rate.
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